Chapter 392 General Su, save us!
Chapter 392 General Su, save us!
I saw a bamboo basket on the side, filled with freshly picked mushrooms, including porcini mushrooms and small and exquisite chanterelles, which were golden in color and looked like small trumpets.
Madam Bai looked at Lin Wanwan and asked gently, "Isn't that right?"
Lin Wanwan nodded obediently and replied crisply, "Yes."
Mrs. Bai said in surprise, "Oh, that pronunciation is quite accurate. Not bad. You should call for milk a few more times."
Lin Wanwan immediately said in a baby voice: "Nanny...Nanny...Nanny."
"sounds so good."
Mrs. Bai smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits. She picked up Lin Wanwan and said affectionately, "Oh, our Wanwan has grown really strong. You should eat more later!"
Mrs. Bai first heated the pan and poured in a little rapeseed oil.
In an instant, a "sizzling" sound came from the wok. She gently put the processed fish into the wok. When the fish body came into contact with the hot oil, a "crackling" sound was made.
She poured in enough stream water, added simple seasonings such as ginger slices, green onion segments, and peppercorns, and then poured all the washed mushrooms in.
Cover the pot and let the fish soup simmer slowly, and soon the rich fish aroma will be filled.
Mrs. Bai would occasionally lift the lid of the pot and stir it gently with a spoon. She would watch the milky white fish soup bubbling and the mushrooms floating up and down in the soup, and she would smile with satisfaction.
The moment the lotus leaf chicken was cracked open, a rich lotus leaf fragrance wrapped in the fresh aroma of chicken instantly filled the entire mountain. The unique aroma went straight into the nose, attracting everyone's attention.
After the tightly wrapped yellow mud was broken, the lotus leaf inside was slightly burnt, but still completely wrapped around the chicken.
Mrs. Bai took the lead and picked up a lotus leaf chicken, gently placed it in front of the custard bun, and greeted it with a smile: "Eat it quickly! Custard bun."
Then he took out two more and handed them to the majestic pacifier and its companion. The two tigers growled softly, as if to express their gratitude.
The remaining lotus leaf chickens were shared by everyone, and everyone enjoyed the meal with great relish.
The roasted roe deer and hare were also served. The roe deer meat was roasted until the skin was golden and crispy, and the meat inside was tender and juicy. Sprinkled with a handful of coarse salt and simple spices, it was full of aroma.
The hare is roasted until it is sizzling and the rabbit meat is firm and chewy. One bite of it will give you a full sense of happiness.
The soldiers sat together and feasted.
Jiang Lin chewed the meat in his hand, tears welling up in his eyes. He wiped his tears and said incoherently, "Oh my god, I didn't expect that I could eat such delicious food."
Mrs. Bai sat aside, carefully tearing the chicken into small pieces and feeding it to Lin Wanwan, while looking at Jiang Lin with a puzzled look on her face:
"I think you're quite strange. Aren't there so many wild game on this mountain?
No matter what happens to you, you can still go hunting in the mountains!"
When Jiang Lin heard this, his originally satisfied expression instantly turned into anger. He slammed the bone in his hand and cursed angrily:
"Shen Chongshan is a piece of shit! Every time we wanted to go up the mountain, he would send us to suppress bandits and assign us various tasks.
They ask us to do this and that, and never give us any free time.
We work so hard and can't even have a good meal if you hadn't come this time.
We don’t know when we’ll be able to have such a delicious meal again!”
"Then when you went to the mountains to suppress the bandits, there was no way you would come back empty-handed, right?" Mrs. Bai didn't quite understand.
Jiang Lin sighed and said:
“Every time we went to suppress bandits, Shen Chongshan only sent his trusted aides to accompany us up the mountain.
After we fought bloody battles and finally put down the banditry, he sent us all away on the pretext of rectifying the bandits.
This happened again and again. The brothers suffered casualties, their forces became increasingly scarce, and their physical strength was exhausted.
In the end, we were completely useless and were just thrown into this desolate wilderness by him."
Madam Bai sat aside, her brows slightly furrowed, and she also sighed, advising earnestly:
"You better be careful. If you run into a boss like this on the battlefield, you'll be in big trouble.
Sometimes, you have to learn to protect yourself. If you can't even protect yourself, what's the point of dying in vain? "
Huo Jun had been listening quietly, with a look of realization on his face. He had never thought that Shen Chongshan would be such a person. Don't blame him for being ruthless since he treated him like this.
As soon as they returned to the barracks, the soldiers took action without stopping.
Several people gathered around a large wooden basin, carefully washing wild vegetables, preparing to cook a pot of wild vegetable porridge in the evening.
Just as everyone had set up the pots and were preparing to light a fire to cook, a soldier rushed into the tent in a panic, reporting loudly: "Oh no! Su Yu is leading a large group of troops towards us!"
When everyone heard this, they instantly became nervous, and some people quickly hid their cotton coats.
The soldiers lay on the ground one by one, pretending to be weak, and some of them nimbly dragged the food to the back.
Su Yu led his team into the military camp. The scene before him startled him slightly. He saw soldiers lying on the ground, lifeless.
At this moment, a skinny soldier suddenly rushed to his feet, hugged his thighs tightly with both hands, and cried:
"General Su, please save us! We are almost starving to death.
I can’t even eat a full meal every day, life is really unbearable!”
When the originally weak soldier saw Su Yu's figure, his eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't know where he got the strength from, but he rushed forward and said, "General Su, are you here to deliver the medicinal herbs?"
The soldier next to Su Yu instantly drew the sword from his waist, looked alert, and quickly moved sideways to block Su Yu.
The soldiers stared at the newcomers with sharp eyes and shouted in unison: "What do you want to do?"
"Huo Jun, why don't you take care of your soldiers!" Su Yu frowned and shouted in a louder voice.
Huo Jun sighed helplessly:
“I’m very happy that you can come.
It's just a good opportunity to show you how miserable our situation is right now."
The soldier who rushed over had red eyes and said in a tearful voice:
"General Su, we really can't survive any longer. It's not that we are afraid of death and don't want to attack the Xiongnu, but look at us now, we are skinny and weak.
With this amount of troops and condition, if we were to fight the Huns, I'm afraid they would be able to wipe us all out with just one charge.
Wouldn't we be criminals then? If word got out that we lost the war because we were so hungry, we would all be ashamed!"
Su Yu heard this, coughed heavily, cleared his throat and said:
"Indeed, I have already reported this to General Shen. General Shen said that even if our soldiers don't eat or drink, we must first ensure that your soldiers have enough to eat and drink.
This time we brought ten bags of food, more than a thousand pieces of warm clothing, and even weapons.
You must thank the general for his kindness. He has always been thinking of you! Especially Huo Jun, he is very optimistic about you. "
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